Maps and the Mercator Projection:...

Maps and the Mercator Projection: Why Size Really Matters

Tea Across Eras by Rose & Nell
S3 · E8
Jul 9, 2026
32:46

Episode notes

Have you ever wondered how big Siberia really is? Who decided the north pole was up? Maps seem like an unchanging constant, but the way we see our world depends a whole lot on context. Join us as we talk about maps, navigation, and why a five hundred year old nautical chart powers global positioning to this day.

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Keywords

Mercator
Mercator projection
maps
navigation
Greenland
renaissance